custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to not believe one's ears
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
imagination; supposition; guess
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
older brother; elder brother
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
difference; variation; difference
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
mission; delegation; transmission
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
commitment; pledge; promise
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
this world; this life; world of the living
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped