disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
due form; official; formality
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
royal capital; imperial capital
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
depending on; dependent on
guidance; leadership; leading the way
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment