performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
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 set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to rest one's chin in one's hands
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
all-night vigil over a body; wake
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to refer to; to use as reference
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to remember; to keep in mind
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to be needed; to be wanted
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)