to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
means; way; method; measure
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
return; arriving home; conclusion; reduction
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
one's birth mother; one's biological mother
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
immediately; at once; instantly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
sunlight; rays of the Sun
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
custom; practice; convention; precedent
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy