(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
almost every day; almost daily
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
sanction; approval; decision
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to send back; to refer back
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to repeat; to do over again
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to mark the end; to spell the end
urgent report; urgent message
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to say; to tell; to state; to do
royal capital; imperial capital
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)