to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
graduation ceremony; commencement
life; living; I; me; student
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(your) daughter; young woman
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
with these words; while saying
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement