mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
impossible to do (although wants to)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
in accordance with; according to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to employ; to hire; to charter
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
the last moment; the very end
opinion; intention; thought
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
the future; future prospects
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender