to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to yearn for; to be in love with
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
blood congestion; -stasis
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to not believe one's ears
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
age thirty; one's thirties
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach