when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
rikka; formal style of ikebana
New Year's period (January 1 to 3)
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
cross; crossed; cruciform
just a minute; small quantity
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
anything and everything; just about everything
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
home area; home town; local
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
literature; books (reference); document
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity