quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to have a reason; to have an excuse
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
matter of time; question of time
ancestor; forefather; foremother
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
Island; insula; island; islet
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than