to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
idea; design; motif; conception; intention
number one; first; best; most; game; round
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to thrust away; to send flying
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
drinking party; banquet; feast
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
such; like that; that sort of; very
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
at first; in the beginning; originally
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one by one; one at a time; in turn
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve