repentance; confession; penitence
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
materials; data; document
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
about when; about what time; how soon
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
urgency; exigency; emergency
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
one day; (on) a certain day
as soon as possible; ASAP
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Ikenami Shoutarou (1923.1.25-1990.5.3)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (variety of climbing fig)
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
reality; actuality; hard fact
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
high voltage; high pressure