to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
my husband; one's family; family member
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
Do Not Enter; No Entry; Wrong Way
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
Basic Act on Disaster Management
by means of; due to; because of; according to
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
Reconstruction Agency (established after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
to be sooty; to be stained
to be erected; to be built
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
calamity; disaster; misfortune
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)