firmly; solidly; heartily
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be embarrassed for a reply
supporting performance; playing a supporting role
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
father; dad; husband; you; he
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
this and that; one thing or another
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to call again; to call someone back
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS