to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
number one; first; best; most; game; round
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
person of doubtful origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the Big Three (countries)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
(social) position; status
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)