responsibility; duty; obligation
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
last night; yesterday evening
calming down; quieting down
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
windy; windswept; harshly treated; greatly criticized
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
that is to say; so that means
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
important person; strategic person; key figure
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon