to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
quarrel; dispute; argument
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
letting (someone) die without helping
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
several minutes; a few minutes
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to continue to do; to persist in doing
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
test piece; test object; specimen
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
host; landlord; innkeeper
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
bipartite; in two parts; double
aorta; important traffic route
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
going straight on; going straight ahead
land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
meal (ground grain); Mir (Russian space station; 1986-2001); mir (peasant village community in Imperial Russia)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to be in focus; to come into focus
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart