to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
tool; implement; means; furniture
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
official divorce registration papers
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
double-edged; double-edged blade
administration (of medicine)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
human; human-like; as a person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reality; actuality; hard fact
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)