pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
pure heart; naivete; innocence
if so; in that case; in that situation
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
person of common sense; common sense man
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
confusion; distraction; derangement
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
timewise; temporal; chronal
living; lifestyle; living room
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate