to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
colonization; colonisation
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
marrying (of a monk); returning to secular life (of a monk)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
to put on airs; to assume importance
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
8000; eight thousand; many
pressure; oppression; suppression
defense; defence; defensive preparations
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
switching over to; migration; transition
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this