to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
(feather) duster; dusting
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
even though; despite; when
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
8th day of the month; eight days
duty; obligation; responsibility
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)