key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
royal capital; imperial capital
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
failure; mistake; blunder
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to begin to walk; to set out
rather; better; instead; if anything
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket