background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to hand over; to surrender
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to crawl into; to work oneself into
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
painter (of buildings, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
safety zone; traffic island
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)