to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
whichever one chooses; either way
the last moment; the very end
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
basking in the sun; sunbathing
to defy conventional wisdom
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
trial; judgement; judgment
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
difference; discrepancy; variation
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
wall bearing no exposed pillars
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied