straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
according to plan; as planned
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to have a talk; to tell a story
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
choice; selection; option
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
the whole day; all the day
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect; to honour; to honor
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost