hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
directions; instructions; orders; command
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
to take over; to hand over
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
regular time; stated period
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
another thing; exception; special case
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
main; principal; chief; primary; major
magnanimity; generosity; tolerance
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
military affairs; military service
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
good contrast; marked contrast
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
exactly as stated; verbatim