to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
technique; art; skill; move
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
(some) more; even more; longer; further
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
round dance; dancing in a circle
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
how; in what way; how about
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match