to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
evening meal; supper; dinner