knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
a little bit; a little while
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
all; entire; whole; altogether
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
now that you say that; now that you mention it
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
in proportion to; just as much as
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort