insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
single flower; one wheel; full moon
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
as one had hoped; as one wishes
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
so; therefore; and; (and) then
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
postwar period; period after Second World War
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
cold-weather damage (to crops)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus