obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
complicated and mysterious
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
regret; repentance; remorse
in that manner; like that
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to relax; to feel at home
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
final scene; the end; finale
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
authority; power; function
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to ask a high price; to overcharge
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture