to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
highball; whisky and soda
one by one; one each; one at a time
to this extent; to this degree; this much
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be helpful; to be useful
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to entrust; to leave to a person
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
to think of; to come up with
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
this world; this life; world of the living
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
entry; approach; penetration
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
several times; a few times