good name; good reputation; your name
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to have the memory of having done something oneself
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
the other day; a few days ago
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
teacher; instructor; professor
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)