to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
general term; generic name
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to turn towards; to point
to get thin; to taper off
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
please; somehow or other; one way or another