to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to speak; to hear a voice
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
one's own work; making by oneself
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
special training; intensive training; crash course
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly