pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
oppression; suppression; pressure
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
in good health; alive and well; going strong
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
being under the rule of; being under the government of
to have the privilege of doing
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
source; origin; provenance; birthplace
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
fair price; reasonable price
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge