belief; faith; conviction
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
construction; establishment
amusement (recreational) facilities
work; business; company; study
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
family-oriented; familial
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
wise saying; famous saying
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray