salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
in this way; along these lines; similarly
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to force open; to push open
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis; decisive moment
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
(carved) statue; sculpture
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
reason; grounds; circumstances