nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
recitation; reciting from memory
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
badge (sewn on clothing); embroidered badge; emblem; sticker (with illustrated design)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
duty; function; office; mission; task
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
on the occasion of; at the time of
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
personal affairs; internal affairs
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually