neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
fixed fitting (esp. window)
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
mapping (creating an association between data elements, etc.); mapping; mapping; cartography
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
another; different; something else
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
reshuffling; job rotation
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
rational; reasonable; logical
one part; one portion; one section
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed