origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
don't you think?; indicates question
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
good performance; good work; great success
to be silent; to say nothing
adds force or indicates command
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)