request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to take (be in) charge of
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
connection; relation; linkage
to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
strong point; forte; merit; strength
military style; army style
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
second term; second stage
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
now that; since; so long as; because
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)