to keep a promise; to keep one's word
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
to depend on somebody for food and lodging; to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
one day; (on) a certain day
town; city; municipal; urban
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
however; having said that; but
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
all you have to do is; just; that's all
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
without; unless; have to do
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt