controlling; suppressing; quelling
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
notice of resignation; (one's) resignation; resignation notice
address (on envelope, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to save; to leave over; to spare
to find out; to discover; to locate
help wanted advertisements
maternity leave; paternity leave
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to rank next to; to come after
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
absence; disregard; indifference
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
outside of; not covered by
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
impression; strong belief; conviction
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different