to order; to command; to appoint
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
commitment; pledge; promise
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to come back; to bloom a second time
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
race (of people); type of person
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
calm; composed; leisurely
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
silverware; silver tableware
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
supreme; sublime; highest
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly