to increase in value; to gain prestige
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
living by oneself; living alone
dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
very popular; highly favoured
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
licence; license; certificate; diploma
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
first day of the month; the first of the month
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
29th day of the month; 29 days
12th day of the month; 12 days
to leave word; to leave a message
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
hypotonic contractions (during labor (labour)); uterine inertia; weak labor; weak labour; slow labor; slow labour
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)