to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
siblings; brothers and sisters
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
originally; by nature; from the start
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to triumph; to be elated with success
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
free translation; liberal translation
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to have a rumor circulating
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
eccentric; crank; oddball
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one or two; a few; small number
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor