joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
each nation; many nations; many countries
secret; private; surreptitious
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
for your information; I'm telling you
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to be damaged; to receive damage
two guilty parties tried and punished together
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
that; he; she; that person
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code