human relations; personal relationships
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
surname; family name; last name
to be too numerous; to be too much
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
accumulation; accumulate; store
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to shake one's head (in denial)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)