office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
meaning; significance; sense
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
all parts; various parts; every department
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
woman; female; feminine gender
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
last night; yesterday evening
to face; to go towards; to head towards
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need