declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
troublesome; annoying; complicated
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
3000; three thousand; many
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
this for sure; certainly is
work; business; company; study
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
manners; courtesy; etiquette