expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
such; this sort of; like this
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
all but dead; half killed
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
legendary beast; magical beast
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem