to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
every year; yearly; annually
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
reading too much into (what ... says)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
stingy; cheap; very frugal
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
instead; but (on the other hand)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but