impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to head home; to leave for home
corridor; hallway; passageway
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
endurance; perseverance; patience
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
himself; yourself; herself
otherwise; or else; if not
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
birth date; date of birth; DOB
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
cardinal (Catholic church)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
(for the) first time in one's life
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
(religious) faith; belief; creed
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course