guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
pessimism; disappointment
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
a little bit; a little while
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into