to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to need; to call for; to require
study; diligence; discount; reduction
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
scene; sight; scenario; setting
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to entrust; to leave to a person
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
suffix for familiar person
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)