I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
shellfish; seashell; shell
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
when it becomes; when it comes to
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
to be needed; to be wanted
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch