cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to put away one's bedding; to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)
reconciliation; make peace with
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to make an appeal; to urge
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
will; testament; last request
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
if it is the case that ...
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
at least; at most; (even) just
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
several times; a few times
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
sick person; patient; invalid
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
conviction; belief; confidence
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
that is to say; so that means
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person