to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
title of honour; title of honor
empty (useless) formalities
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
particularly; only; in the case of
intimacy; affection; familiarity
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
materials; data; document
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
as (for); for; in the capacity of
class; heading; group; category
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
gossip; corner of the mouth
as you see; as you can see
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid