to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
southern part; the south (of a region)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
fresh green; color of young pine; colour of young pine
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
deep inside; innermost place
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
that day; the very same day
dinner (esp. a formal one)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
bathing; going in the bath
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance