truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to make a fuss (about nothing); to be fussy; to be restless; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic
widow's peak; hairline that grows to a point in the middle of the forehead
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
quickly; calmly; intently
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to control; to command; to get the better of
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done