to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
mid-year gift; summer gift
failure to pay one's compliments; omission of courtesy
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid; rectangular prism
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
waterproofing; making watertight
to cease; to stop; to be over
weather; fair weather; fine weather
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
library (usu. single-room); small library
shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo
superior make; luxury binding
long ago; previous; of a former age
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
to lead a life; to live a life
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)