to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
participation; joining; entry; adherence
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
future (usually near); prospects
importance; emphasis; stress
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to concern; to be related
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
control; check; restraint; inhibition
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
talk; story; conversation
just because; even if; even though
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
responsibility; duty; obligation
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic