refined; genteel; graceful; decent
beyond this point; from now on; after this
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
evening; night; nighttime
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
chilly; unpleasantly cold
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
letter (of alphabet); character