both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
dealing with; coping with
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
as (for); for; in the capacity of
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
discovery; detection; finding
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
speech; expression; wording; language
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
small; fine; detailed; stingy
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting