(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to lay aside; to set aside
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to begin talking; to open up
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
yelp; sales campaign; kiang (Equus hemionus kiang); kyang
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
future; possible; potential; prospective
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle