to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
pride; dignity; self-respect
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to speak ill of; to disparage
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to think of; to come up with
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
yen (currency of Japan); circle
workshop; studio; atelier
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
inspection of a meter; reading a meter; needle detection (in garments, etc.); needle inspection