to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
everybody; every last one of them; all
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
duty; obligation; responsibility
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
abstract (e.g. art, music); abstract art; abstract (e.g. of a paper); summary
this thesis; this article; the article under consideration
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
regular (periodic) examination
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
each nation; many nations; many countries
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
falling intonation; downward trend
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
financial power; financial means; wealth
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)