breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
various fiefdoms; various domains
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
frequenting (e.g. a bar); staying around (e.g. at someone's house); haunting
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
beyond imagination; unimaginable
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
boastful speech; bragging
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
doing as one is told; yes-man
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
subsidiary domain; sub-fief
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination