to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
intelligence gathering; information gathering
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
meaning; significance; sense
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to be silent; to say nothing