to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
showing one's face in public; facing another person
that's true; of course; obviously
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
a dime a dozen; two a penny
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late