things depend on how you use them; all things have their uses when they are used in the right way
(written) resignation; letter of resignation
entire family is affected (disease, etc.); whole family
don't push, don't run, don't talk, don't go back (emergency drill instruction)
to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
gem; jewel; ornament; bijou (cocktail)
to be blissful; to be very happy
attached or belonging to a house
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
Maitreya (bodhisattva); Ajita (one of the sixteen arhats)
shoes strictly prohibited
truth is stranger than fiction
flipping (e.g. a page); peeling off; fluently
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; cordially; sincerely
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
to backfire; to have a harmful result
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to cut; to slit; to slash
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
what happens twice will happen thrice
start of a romance; beginning of love
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
pannier (clothing); hoop skirt
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to