to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
drama; play; powerful drug
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
affable; sociable; friendly
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
other than; excluding; without
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
scenery; scene; landscape
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
wild chrysanthemum; aster
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to discuss; to talk together