fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
correction; revision; amendment
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to force open; to push open
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis; decisive moment
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
many; much; plenty; hardly
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais