directions; instructions; orders; command
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
way one walks; one's walk
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be consistent; to be coherent
to keep watch; to stand guard
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(not) even once; (not) ever
to have a talk; to tell a story
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
something; some kind of; for some reason
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
kindness; intimacy; friendship
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area