finger flick to the forehead
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
caller; visitor; company; guest
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
oppression; suppression; pressure
no way to do; nothing can be done
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
blighted love; disappointed love
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to accompany; to go with; to go together
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
admiration; being impressed (by)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
one's own property; possessions
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
transfer; transport; removal
in the future; another day; later
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post