poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
just because; even if; even though
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
bringing; taking; carrying
killing two birds with one stone
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
absence; disregard; indifference
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
justice; fairness; impartiality
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to invite in; to show someone in
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
distant look; faraway look