hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to be free; to be available
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
for example; for instance; e.g.
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
material; materials; data; information; documents
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
temple; shrine; sanctuary
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
prayer (for something); supplication
several years; a few years
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)