good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
the whole nation; everyone in the country
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to offer a (monetary) prize
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)