to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
dead person; deceased person
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
complete stranger; total stranger
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
treating someone like a child
genuine; authentic; true; real
news; word; tidings; omen
young and energetic; up-and-coming
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)