and (also); both ... and; as well as
Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet
study group; study meeting
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
boiled and half-dried bonito
initiative; prior consideration
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
from the start; not at all
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
yearned for; longed for; missed
January; first month of the lunar calendar
occasional; infrequent; rare