notes; comment; remark; annotation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
by means of; due to; because of; according to
in one's own way or style
I see; that's right; indeed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
reading (someone else's letter, diary, etc.) surreptitiously; reading secretly; reading over someone's shoulder
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
leather-bound; leather binding
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
food expenses; cost of one's board
rather; better; instead; if anything
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
little by little; bit by bit
feeling of a house or a room
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually