to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
emphasizes direct object of action
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to carry; to bring (to a place)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
infection; contagion; becoming infected
guardians; parents; father and older brother
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
how many years; how long; what year
contradiction; inconsistency
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
increase (in an amount of money)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
strict order; peremptory command
imprudent (misguided) fellow
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances