confidence; trust; faith; credit
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
moving; touching; stirring
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
memory; sense; experience
battlefield; battleground
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to push back; to press back; to force back
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
precocious; precocious child
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation