setting a bad example to others
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(political) power; authority; influence
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
that day; the very same day
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
losing weight; slimming; lean person
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce; pot used to cook such a dish
God; god; ace; king; superior person
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to say; to tell; to state; to do
it is I who should say so
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce