to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
every year; yearly; annually
January; first month of the lunar calendar
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
serious; severe; grave; acute
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
in one's own way or style
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to concern; to be related
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to yearn for; to be in love with
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to