to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
much less; to say nothing of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
chorus; singing in a chorus
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn