to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
gooseberry; currant; plants from the Ribes genus
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
low (level, value, price, etc.)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless