to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)