to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
father; dad; husband; you; he
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
for a while; for some time; for a period
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
older brother; elder brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
offense and defense; offence and defence
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
putting into operation; invocation
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
study; research; investigation
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
cesspool; sink; manure sink
speech and conduct; words and deeds
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
similarly; same (idea); same (name)