embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
hot topic; talk of the town
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
manners; behavior; behaviour
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
speech; expression; wording; language
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
at that time; in those days
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation