to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
I appreciate your efforts
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to have a talk; to tell a story
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
question; inquiry; enquiry
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be surprised; to be astonished
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)