letter; missive; note; mail
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
one's own handwriting; autograph
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
equality; impartiality; evenness
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
the way back; the way home; return trip
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to squeeze out; to wring out
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)