breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
next (day, morning, etc.); following
sunlight; rays of the Sun
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
mood; sentiment; artistic effect
popular song; folk song; ditty; ballad
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
day by day; every day; by the day
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
to shut in; to confine; to contain
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
fifth day of the month; five days
to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage
business; errand; nature of one's business
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
inspection; examination; checking
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
reliance; trust; faith; confidence