to pluck; to pick; to nip off
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
living thing; organism; creature; biology
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
free time; time at leisure
the same as always; day after day
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
tens of thousands of years
to pile up; to accumulate
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den