to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
not worth doing; waste of effort
having no effect; waste of effort
don't you think?; indicates question
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
reason; grounds; circumstances
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to breathe out; to exhale
does not; can not; will not
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
gathering clouds; group of clouds
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
elegance; taste; refinement
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(electric) torch; flashlight
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet