when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
while surprised; suddenly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
instruction; direction; briefing
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
until now; so far; up to the present
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
creak; squeak; creaking sound
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
now that you say that; now that you mention it
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time