holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
power; authority; jurisdiction
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
sales promotion; hard selling
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
fifth day of the month; five days
tenth day of the month; ten days
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
such; like that; that sort of; very
one thin flat object; one sheet
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
day after day; day by day
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
image; figure; figure; form; image
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)