outside telephone line; outer circle
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)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
powerful person; influential person
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to harm; to cause harm to
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
property; fortune; assets
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to wring the neck; to strangle
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
older sister; elder sister
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
program (e.g. TV); programme
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality