birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be born; to come into the world
pregnancy; conception; gestation
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
if you think about it; come to think of it
(not) even once; (not) ever
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to reflect; to throw back light
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to say; to be called; to do
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
company president; manager; director
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
method; process; manner; way; means; technique