shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
incident; affair; happening; event
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
regular time; stated period
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to make an appeal; to urge
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
forcibly; against one's will
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to torment; to torture; to harass
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
outside telephone line; outer circle
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances