authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
big leakage; uncontained leak
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
relation; connection; relevance
blood relationship; blood relative
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
doorknob; door knob; door handle
keeping things tidy and in order
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to shake and untangle; to shake free from