as expected; as predicted
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
for a while; for some time; for a period
to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
from the viewpoint of; according to
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
considerably; greatly; a lot
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
commencing with; including
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
just the other day; quite recently
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
natural virtue; personal virtue
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day