to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to squeeze out; to wring out
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
calling by name; designation; nomination
steady; sound; reliable; solid
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be silent; to say nothing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
neighbourhood; neighborhood
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety