above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
next term; next period; next version; next release
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
whistle (sound made with the lips)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
chair; stool; post; office; position
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
just because; even if; even though
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to get between; to be caught in
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be silent; to say nothing
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
(period of) a year; during an era
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
all; entire; whole; altogether