to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
rather; better; instead; if anything
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
meaning; significance; sense
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
wide difference; a world of difference
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
settlement; solution; resolution
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be reminded of; to call to mind
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to form a group; to form a bunch
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)