expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
messenger; envoy; emissary
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
you (plural); all of you; you all
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom