mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
a pair (of shoes or socks)
drama; play; powerful drug
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
at first; in the beginning; originally
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
(how) many times; (how) often
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to reach an impasse or deadlock
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
stopping at; going no further than
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
proper; right; reasonable
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly