about; concerning; as to; regarding
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
unmarried; not yet married
considerably; greatly; a lot
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
how many people; a number of people
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
duty; obligation; responsibility
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband