your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
person killed in action; the war dead
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
in that manner; like that
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
consideration; taking into account
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
attendance; presence; appearance
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
distilled liquor; spirits
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
one way or the other; either way
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
have to do; must; should; ought to
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
leather cover; leather binding
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine