decision; determination; resolution
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
from outside; from the side
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
leader; authority; mainstay
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
folding one's arms; being idle
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
the other day; some time ago; recently
to discuss; to talk together
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
hard to get; hard to come by
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
older sister; elder sister
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
carefree; free from worry
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
each time it happens; at all such times
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
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
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view