proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
offence; offense; hindrance
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
explanation; interpretation
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
much less; to say nothing of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
guess; speculation; supposition
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
upper half of the body; upper body
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
household; home; family; housekeeping
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go