as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
rather; sooner; preferably
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to join forces; to cooperate
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
wounded person; injured person
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
shredded kombu; Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family