and; thereupon; because of that
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
evening sky; twilight sky
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to continue to do; to persist in doing
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
in person; personally; directly
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
travel guide (book); tourist guide
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
in the morning; during the morning
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
mobilization; mobilisation
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)