to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
recreation; diversion; relaxation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
abstract or impracticable theory
Japanese person; Japanese people
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ten; 10; ten years of age
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to live; to reside; to inhabit
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
directly; in person; firsthand
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
rather; sooner; preferably
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
the same as something was reputed to be
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
all over Japan; throughout Japan