to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
then; and (then); in that case; if so
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
Rikyū; Sen no Rikyū (1522-1591)
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to compete with; to vie for
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
10th day of the month; ten days
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs