to pull in (fish); to land
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to arrive; to come to pass
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
chair; stool; post; office; position
chanting in a loud voice; singing in a loud voice
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
descendant; posterity; offspring
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
substantial matter; significant item
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
being filled with; being full of; permeation
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect