necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period); simple paper mask
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
name; given name; first name
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error