settlement; solution; resolution
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
job; work; duties; trade; skill
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
station; office; guardroom
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
to feel inferior; to feel small
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in