paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
and so; therefore; for that reason
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to take on a role; to take part
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to grow up; to become an adult
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
selection; choice; option
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family