to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
article; news story; report; account
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to appear in the newspaper
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
one person; another name; nickname; alias
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
fluent (in a language); flowing
motherland; fatherland; native country
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden