complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
weave; weaving; woven item
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
deep-seated grudge; hatred
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
packed meal; packed food; packed lunch; bag lunch
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to be exhausted; to be worn out
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
to use and then throw away
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part