to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
tone (of voice); manner of talking
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to squeeze out; to wring out
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
even if; even though; however; no matter how
very young; little; childish; immature
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
both hands; both arms; ten
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
main cause; primary factor
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
corridor; hallway; passageway
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
to order; to command; to appoint
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
life; living; I; me; student
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious