surely; certainly; no doubt; must
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
low-melting; easily thawed; soluble
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to need; to demand; to take; to require
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
longed-for; anxiously awaited
one day; (on) a certain day
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
licence; license; certificate; diploma
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
taste; liking; preference
worried look; concerned expression
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
on countless occasions; many a time
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)