endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to examine someone's expression
living; lifestyle; living room
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
going through; going via; going by way of
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)