extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
priority; order of precedence
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to stop walking; to pause
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
honorific affix; honorific prefix
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)