perfect; complete; flawless
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
fighting against an illness
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
verbal message; word (from someone)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
care; precaution; guarding; caution
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
changing clothes; change of clothes
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
great hurry; great haste; rush
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
fast walking; semi-jogging
corridor; hallway; passageway
interruption; suspension; break
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
preface; introduction; preamble
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid