pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
upper half of the body; upper body
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
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
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
proud; having a prominent nose
(period of) a year; during an era
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
together with; same; both; all; including ...
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
big leakage; uncontained leak
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)