to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
elopement; running away with a lover
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
wounded person; injured person
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
name; given name; first name
in comparison to; rather than
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to name; to call; to christen; to term
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
victim; injured party; sufferer
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
woman; female; feminine gender
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water