purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
looking depressed; long face
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
never mind!; don't worry about it
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
maid; helper; help; assistance
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to speak ill of; to disparage
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
also known as; also called
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to speak; to hear a voice
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
series of battles; successive battles
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
role; part; job; assignment
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
victory celebration party; victory banquet
exaltation; emotional uplift
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one