one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
2nd day of the month; two days
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
completion; perfection; accomplishment
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)