truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
government office; agency; board
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
instead; but (on the other hand)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
in the meanwhile; during the time
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
stagnation; hindrance; delay
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
pose (in kabuki); posture
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
meeting; greeting; welcome
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level