to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
leaving everything up to someone else
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to thrust down; to push off
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to be jealous; to be envious
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
recently; lately; these days
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
water temperature (esp. bath)
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind