to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
such; like that; that sort of; very
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
visitor from afar; foreign visitor
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
midsummer; height of summer
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
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unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
considerably; fairly; quite
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
rather; better; instead; if anything
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
urban areas; the streets; town; city
Japanese food; Japanese meal
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items