choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
compassionate; sympathetic
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to call in; to invite; to bring in
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
atelier; studio; workshop
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
imposing stance; daunting pose
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
to need; to demand; to take; to require
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
desperately; for one's dear life
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to beat time; to mark time
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
to exert oneself; to make efforts
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through