to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to cause someone to worry
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
progress; advance; improvement; development
people; men and women; each person; everybody
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
last business day of the year
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to be kind to; to treat kindly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
older brother and younger sister
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly