to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
colleagues; fellows; comrades
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
endurance; perseverance; patience
sponsor; manager; caretaker; go-between; mediator; agent
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
knowing; being aware (of)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
selfishness; selfish motive
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
bhava (becoming, existence)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
establishment; settlement
plain; field; being outside the government; non-governmental sphere; private sector
able men left out of office
initial Meiji-era legislative body (1869-1873)
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing