to be reminded of; to call to mind
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
convenient; handy; useful
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
charging (electrically); electrification
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
because of; owing to; due to
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
willpower; energy; vitality
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
very important person; VIP
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
complete; whole; perfect; safe
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to