harming one's image; worsening of one's image
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
immediately; at once; instantly
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
in succession; one by one
one by one; one each; one at a time
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to head home; to leave for home
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
school festival; campus festival
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
home delivery (of food); outside catering