tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
technique; art; skill; move
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
prickling; stinging; tingling
use; utilization; utilisation; application
script; screenplay; scenario
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be needed; to be wanted
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
now that; since; so long as; because
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
but; however; provided that
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
meaning; significance; sense
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
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
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
to talk; to chat; to chatter
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
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.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
preference; priority; precedence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
man; male; masculine gender
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
condition; situation; prospects
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period