returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
polish; grinding; sharpening
to appoint; to assign; to designate
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to die; (lit.) to become earth
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
sincere; earnest; serious
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
human intellect; knowledge
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to be needed; to be wanted
important cultural property; important cultural asset
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
current value; price; market value
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than