to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
go that far; to that extent
to be silent; to say nothing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
lottery; tombola; drawing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
woman; female; feminine gender
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out