poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
hello; good day; good afternoon
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
older brother; elder brother
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
courteous; decorous; polite
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
it's no joke; gimme a break!
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to call a person's attention (to)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
have a good day; take care; see you
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
straight-laced person; stubborn person