to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to install; to equip; to mount
wall clock; grandfather clock
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
show tent; circus tent; freak show
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
near oneself; close to one; familiar
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
vitality; (one's) life force
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank