to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
a few years ago; some years back
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
emotional strength; force of will
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about