you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to behave well (of a child)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
regret; repentance; remorse
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
one breath; chug!; drink!
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
society; public; community; social studies
human relations; personal relationships
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)