male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
private funds; own funds; private property
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
possession; retention; maintenance
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
having lost face; in a bind
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
one's opinion on (life and) death
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
ankh; Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for life
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment