to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
school; school building; schoolhouse
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
three generations; three periods; third generation
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to live; to reside; to inhabit
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
directly; in person; firsthand
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
rather; sooner; preferably
one's house; one's home; one's family
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
world; society; people; the public
the same as something was reputed to be