being up to the person himself
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
directivity; directionality; intentionality
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
purification; refining; simplification
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
younger people; future generations
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
new record (in sports, etc.)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
four corners; four ordinal directions
Saitama (city, prefecture)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
set meal; special (of the day)
interests and preferences
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
fried prawns; fried shrimp
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
threatening letter; intimidating letter
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
devil; evil spirit; genie
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby