performance of one's official duties
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
how many years; how long; what year
in that manner; like that
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
thereupon; shortly thereafter
two persons; two people; pair; couple
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
preparation; arrangements
to begin; to set about; to start
third day of the month; three days
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
clothes; clothing; garments
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to buy more (of something)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be reflected in a mirror
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to refuse; to decline; to deny