to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
indecent language; dirty talk
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
different thing; another question; different case
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
recovery; rescue; recapture