seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
blackmail; extortion; coercion
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
diplomatic card; diplomatic weapon; bargaining chip; diplomatic leverage
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
concession; conciliation; compromise
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
even further; and then some; even more
(apportioning) in small amounts
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
this and that; one thing or another
water breaking (during pregnancy)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
alert status; emergency alert
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
surroundings; environs; circumference
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal