to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
life and death; life or death
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
beginning; opening; start; outset
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
eye for people; ability to judge character
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to lean against; to set against
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
(a place) within one's reach
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to manage something successfully; to be successful
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink