setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
succession; accession; inheritance
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
mistress; kept woman; concubine
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
lineage; pedigree; good family
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
(social) class; rank; grade
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to shed light; to cast light
thousands; great number of; variety
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
round; spherical; circular
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
talk; story; conversation
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
every month; each month; monthly
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)