rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
husband and wife; married couple
look!; there!; here!; that is
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
living room (Western style); sitting room
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
long ago; already; a long time ago
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
partial; incomplete; imperfect
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
unqualified; without qualifications
to become desperate; to give in to despair
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
same; similar; (just) like; equal
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to become settled; to be fixed
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender