to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
being good-for-nothing; useless person
devoted; self-sacrificing
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
husband and wife; married couple
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
migration; move; emigration; immigration
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
simple honesty; tactless frankness
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
opposite side; opposition
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)