to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to speak; to say; to vocalize
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
somehow; for some reason or other
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
(in) her way; peculiar to her
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
to fill a hole with earth
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
outer space; void of space
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
sickroom; hospital room; ward
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
smoked glass; tinted glass
courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
serious; severe; grave; acute
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness