breaking off an engagement
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
name; given name; first name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
control; management (e.g. of a business)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
forcibly; against one's will
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
story; tale; talk; discussion
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
loveable; very likeable; like very much
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point