to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
open; public; official; overt
public indecency; indecent exposure
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
movement (political, social, artistic, etc.); movement (of a clock or watch); movement (impression of motion); movement
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
enterprise; business; company; corporation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure