continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
great hurry; great haste; rush
covered with; stained; smeared
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
what's what; heads or tails
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
secret; private; surreptitious
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
don't you think?; indicates question
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
favoritism (esp. to relatives, associates, etc.); favouritism; nepotism
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)