consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
talk; conversation; dialogue
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
for example; for instance; e.g.
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
one's post; place of work; workplace
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
good bye; I'm off; see you later
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
diagnosis; medical examination
complete recovery; healing
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
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)
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power