to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
talking while standing; standing around talking
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to apologize; to apologise
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to like; to love; to be fond of
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
vitality; energy; dynamism
to follow another's example
modesty; humility; being humble
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something