to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
three; three years of age
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to pick up; to find; to gather
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to turn completely into; to become completely
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
talking while standing; standing around talking
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)