sublime; noble; high-minded
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
suffix for familiar person
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
influence (on someone); inspiration
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
first offence; first offense; first offender
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
as a child; when one was a child
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
walking heavily; lumbering
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation