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
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to call each other; to call out to one another
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that day; the very same day
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
life; living; I; me; student
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
honorific/polite/humble prefix
welcome!; nice to see you!
bicycle racing; cycle sport
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
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
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)