fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
shopping; purchased goods
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to find out; to discover; to locate
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
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
investment; contribution; financing
share (in a company); stock
percent; per cent; percentage
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase