indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
good person; virtuous person
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
devoted; self-sacrificing
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to look forward to something
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
boy; son; baby boy; young man
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket