taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
to perceive; to understand
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
complete change; about-face
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
manner of using one's hands
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to communicate; to commune
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
head of family; originator
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to use all one's strength (ability)
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
another family; another house
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
firm; strong; solid; stable
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle