to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
quiet; still; surreptitious
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
(political) power; authority; influence
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner