obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
nature; property; disposition
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
self-defense; self-defence
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
inquisitiveness; nosiness
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
study; research; investigation
since then; from that time; ever since
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
state of mind; mentality; psychology
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)