to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
place; situation; position; location
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
in comparison to; rather than
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
T; t; ton; tonne; (airport) terminal; nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
form; shape; figure; visage
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
particularly; only; in the case of
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
fruits of one's labour; (lit.) crystals of sweat
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person