command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
at least; at most; (even) just
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to have a reason; to have an excuse
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
special training; intensive training; crash course
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
little finger; pinky; little toe
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
difficult to ...; hard to ...
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
once in a lifetime; once in one's life