to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
space (room, area, outer space)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
imposing stance; daunting pose
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough