to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
segment; slice; section; intercept
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
crude construction; crude manufacture
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
genuine article; real thing; real deal
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to line up points in a speech
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
study; diligence; discount; reduction
staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
image; figure; figure; form; image
recollection; reminiscence
phantom; vision; illusion
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
police; police officer; police station
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
success; prosperity; boom
arriving in Japan; visiting Japan