to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
quickly; calmly; intently
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
way out; means to escape; escape route
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to rise; to erect; to get up
cheek rouge; blusher; blush
strongish; somewhat strong
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing