to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
older sister; elder sister
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
surely; certainly; without doubt
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
maintenance; preservation; improvement
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
counter for books; volume
chise; traditional Ainu house
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled