calling by name; designation; nomination
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
region; limits; stage; level
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
mid-year gift; summer gift
necrology; roster of the dead
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
well known; well connected
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
store; reserve; stock; savings
like this; in this way; as you see
like he said; same for me; ditto
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
once in one's life; once in a lifetime
to be opposite; to face each other
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
trial in absentia; judgment by default (judgement)
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to pause; to have a short intermission
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away