to read the situation; to sense the mood
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
if so; in that case; in that situation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable