had better ...; had better not ...
straight-laced person; stubborn person
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
winter; winter season; winter moon
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
container (e.g. shipping); skip
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
God only knows what may happen
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
solely; entirely; only; or
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
speech and conduct; words and deeds
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
form; shape; figure; visage
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence