to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
everywhere; all over; throughout
reopening; resumption; restarting
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
having ended; being resolved
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
house search (e.g. by the police)
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
inspection; examination; check