to gather; to collect; to assemble
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
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
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
great laughter; burst of laughter
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be consistent; to be coherent
to have an idea; to have a clue
older brother; elder brother
older sister; elder sister
instability; insecurity; crankiness
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
pride; boast; credit (to)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
beyond that point; after that
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic