to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
outer edge of the foot (from little toe to heel) (karate)
national defence; national defense
estimate (of costs); budget
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
top of the head; crown of the head
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
mature; becoming precocious
front; frontage; facade; main
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
(how) many times; (how) often
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
traditional; conventional
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival