My words

手放す

てばなす

to let go of, to release, to drop to part with (e.g. a possession), to relinquish, to spare, to sell to send away (e.g. ones child), to let go, to part with to temporarily stop working

白々しい

しらじらしい

barefaced (e.g. lie), shameless, transparent pure white, very clear

嫌味

いやみ

disagreeableness, disagreeability, gaudiness, sarcasm

勝る

まさる

to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival to outweigh, to preponderate

眉間

みけん

brow, glabella, middle forehead, area between the eyebrows

伝染る

うつる

to be infected, to be contagious

保守的

ほしゅてき

conservative

物知り

ものしり

well-informed person, walking dictionary, extensive knowledge

葬式

そうしき

funeral

華やか

はなやか

showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid, gay

盛大

せいだい

grand, prosperous, magnificent

豪華

ごうか

wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour, pomp, extravagance

惜しむ

おしむ

to be frugal, to be sparing to value, to hold dear to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for) to be unwilling, to be reluctant

愛しい

いとしい

lovely, dear, beloved, darling

嘆く

なげく

to sigh, to lament, to grieve

交際

こうさい

company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance

すくすく

(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants), (developing) quickly, fast, rapidly

承諾

しょうだく

consent, acquiescence, agreement

細やか

こまやか ささやか

meagre, meager, modest

素気無い

すげない そっけない

curt, blunt, cold, short

ぶつぶつ

grunt, grumble, complaint, mutter pimples, spots, eruption, rash cutting into small pieces simmering

余計なお世話

よけいなおせわ

its none of your business, its not your concern

段落

だんらく

paragraph end, stopping place, conclusion

童貞

どうてい

virginity (esp. of a man), male virgin (Catholic) nun

目撃者

もくげきしゃ

eye-witness, witness

衝突

しょうとつ

collision, crash, running into conflict, quarrel, clashing

投資

とうし

investment

確保

かくほ

guarantee, maintain, ensure, insure, secure, reservation

復旧

ふっきゅう ふくきゅう

restoration, restitution, rehabilitation

要因

よういん

main cause, primary factor