one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
3rd day of the month; three days
4th day of the month; four days
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to live; to make a living; to get on with
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
the other day; some time ago; recently
support; backing; patronage
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)