bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
getting wet; wetting; exposure to water
packing; crating; packaging
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
leaving everything up to someone else
if you think about it; come to think of it
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
hundred-yen store; dollar store
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
social life; social intercourse
to maintain; to continue to have
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
same generation; one's generation
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence