noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
such; this sort of; like this
to be born; to come into the world
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown