to look down (on); to condescend (to)
Hercules; Heracles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
fragile article; breakables; broken article
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
manner of using one's hands
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
heaven and earth; top and bottom
this and that; one thing or another
something or other; somehow
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
final; eventual; ultimate
to become clear; to be made public
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
government office; agency; board