optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
commitment; pledge; promise
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
upright man; patriot; hero
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to fight to the bitter end
war funds; war expenditures
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to cover up with something
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to succeed; to bear fruit
to manage something successfully; to be successful
pride in one's strength or skill
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to look down on; to make light of
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
all present; all concerned; all of us
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch