to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
resignation; acceptance; consolation
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
two colours; two varieties; two types
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to dry up completely; to become stale
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
family a woman has married into
your husband; her husband
last ray of hope; only hope
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
one by one; one at a time; in turn
the deceased; the departed
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
undertaker's office; funeral home; funeral parlor