to translate; to interpret
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
not caring; not giving a damn
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bento; Japanese box lunch
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
together; at the same time; same; identical
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
base rock; country rock; gangue; host rock; mother rock; parent rock
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
older brother and younger sister
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
stingy; cheap; very frugal
no problem; it doesn't matter
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
by today; before the day is over
double; twice (as much); twofold