to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
family; relatives; dependents; household
pride; boast; credit (to)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to take someone's life; to kill someone
rather; better; instead; if anything
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
district; section; sector
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to tear up and throw away
lover; sweetheart; mistress
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to concern; to be related