contract; compact; agreement
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to employ; to hire; to charter
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to blow off; to be blown off
problematical statement; controversial statement
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
useless; no good; hopeless
war; battle; match; game; competition
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
when it becomes; when it comes to
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
at a loss for words; stumped for words
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be dispersed; to get separated
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
personal; individual; private