holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
moment; brief space of time
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
(plain) hot water; boiled water
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
at work; in the midst of work; working
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be infected; to be contagious
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
very; greatly; exceedingly
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
greater than ...; bigger ...