key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
pleasant feeling; good vibes
choices; alternatives; options
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
in the same way as; just like
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to cease; to stop; to be over
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
video letter (message sent by video)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length