to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
willpower; energy; vitality
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to mow; to reap; to harvest
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
hand net; dip net; scoop net
to carry around; to carry on one's person
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
beautification; glorification
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
visual confirmation; sighting