letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
adds force or indicates command
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
after school (at the end of the day)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
time; hour; period; class
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not