charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
being on duty; person on duty
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
secret; private; surreptitious
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
prohibition; ban; embargo
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
together with; same; both; all; including ...
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
thin paper (esp. thin Japanese vellum paper)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
internal organ; viscera; gut
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to