best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
what kind of; what sort of; what
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
very much; exceedingly; extremely
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
first letter; first letters; initial
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
to hand (over); to deliver in person
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
duty; obligation; responsibility
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
how can (one) do something
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel