with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
brown; light brown; tawny
whitebait; elver (young eel)
sharing; share (on social media); market share
it's been a long time; long time no see
from now; from this moment; henceforth
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
company president; manager; director
very interesting; of great interest
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal