to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to move (house); to change residence
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
how long; how far; how much
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
convenient; handy; useful
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
serious; not joking; straight
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
until now; so far; up to the present
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
gentle; mild; meek; tender
having sociable manners; sociable
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany