to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
though; notwithstanding; although
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to come to one's senses; to calm down
either way; in any case; one way or another
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
nothing but; none other than
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless