to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
death from disease; death from illness
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
standing; standing still (bicycle sprint technique used for positioning); standings; rankings; standing (e.g. army); permanent
important post; important office; key position
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
to applaud; to cheer (for)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
came here; coming here; recently
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
handrail; railing; banister
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to peddle (goods); to hawk
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
apple core; core of an apple
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to sweep out; to clean out
chief; main; principal; important
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate