severe; strict; tough; hard
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to have an eye on; to zero in on
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
functional disorder; dysfunction
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
local anesthesia; local anaesthesia
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
even if not; even without
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out