fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
doctor's no-consultation day
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
the bottom of one's heart
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
in advance; beforehand; previously
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough