inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
difference; variation; difference
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
already; now; no longer; not any more
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
year-end office closing (usu. Dec. 28)
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
tool; implement; means; furniture
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
government official; public servant; civil servant
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound