to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
weather forecast; weather report
older sister; elder sister
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
as usual; as is one's habit
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
good performance; good work; great success
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)