just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
electricity; (electric) light
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
second generation; second; junior
foreign; abroad; overseas
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective