spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to have a talk; to tell a story
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
this is why; this means; it is the case that
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)