to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to knead well; to polish; to refine
place for relaxation and refreshment
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
mostly involve; principally involve
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
classified document; confidential document; top secret document; sensitive documents
to be a matter of life or death
polite; courteous; hospitable
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to squash; to crush; to flatten
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
merman; half man-half fish
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
confined place; closing (an institution, office, clinic, etc.)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness