good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
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)
question; inquiry; enquiry
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more