to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
negotiations; discussions; connection
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
order; command; directions; instructions
thereupon; shortly thereafter
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
hard (life); tough (world)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to understand; to make out
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block