to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
determination; resolution
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to be discouraged; to shrink from
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
power; authority; jurisdiction
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution