to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
prohibition; inhibition; ban
one more time; once more; once again
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
again; once more; a second time
had better ...; had better not ...
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
impossible; unlikely; improbable
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished