exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
practice; practising; experience
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
younger brother and sister
to care for someone; to look after someone
monetary; financial; pecuniary
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
moderately; in moderation
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
(committee) chairman; president
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to some extent; to a certain extent