to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
adds force or indicates command
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
important post; important office; key position
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
family; members of a family
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
number one; first; best; most; game; round
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
battlefield; battleground
one's first campaign; one's first battle
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer