restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
(a place) out of one's reach
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
opinion; intention; thought
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to gather; to collect; to assemble
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
ago; since; before; previous
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice