acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
moment by moment; hour by hour
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
going upstream; sailing against the current
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
such ... as; or some such
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
loading; charging; filling
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)