obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to miss a chance; to fail to do
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
special; particular; peculiar; unique
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
older sister; lass; young lady
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
relatively; comparatively
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)