to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
until now; so far; up to the present
how long; how much; to what extent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be needed; to be wanted
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
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)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
genuine article; real thing; real deal
of course; certainly; naturally
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
clearing one's throat; cough
future (usually near); prospects
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend