to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
not yet known; unknown; strange
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
just because; even if; even though
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
meeting; greeting; welcome
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to be at a loss for words
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
ten; 10; ten years of age
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
covered in mud; mud-caked
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending