personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
both; both sides; both parties
nine parts; nine percent; almost
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
go that far; to that extent
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
occasional; infrequent; rare
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
until now; so far; up to the present
to be muddy; to be slushy
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
stairs; stairway; staircase
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
document; official papers
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)