mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
book; volume; this; present; main; head
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
first thing in the morning
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
thereupon; shortly thereafter
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
having in mind; happening to know of; idea