knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to state; to express; to mention
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
proposal; proposition; suggestion
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
opinion; point of view; visual point
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; infatuation
expression; look; countenance; face
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
being very busy; busyness
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to take over; to hand over
systematisation; systematization
management; administration; operation
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly