inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
really; truly; indeed; good grief
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
God; god; ace; king; superior person
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
such; like that; in that way
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
function; facility; faculty; feature
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tag (children's game); tig
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
truth is stranger than fiction
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
abstention; nonparticipation
club activities; group activities
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
either way; in any case; one way or another