operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
shoulder (of a road); berm
window; window (shop display)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
separation; farewell; parting
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to employ; to hire; to charter
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to be reflected in a mirror
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
declaration of a state of emergency