to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
originally; by nature; from the start
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
difficult to ...; hard to ...
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
quick-tempered; impatient
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
counter for helmets, etc.
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
false charge; false accusation
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to apologize; to apologise
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to summon; to get used to call
to be a topic of conversation; to be made much of; to be taken in
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)