with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to breathe out; to exhale
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to leave word; to leave a message
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
change; alteration; modification
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to move around; to move about; to get around
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
patience; endurance; perseverance
sincere; earnest; serious
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off