reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
duty; obligation; responsibility
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
as (for); for; in the capacity of
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
with a start; with a jump
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to dance; to perform dance steps
private tutor; coach; governess
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(some) more; even more; longer; further
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
nice; likeable; desirable