to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
regret; repentance; remorse
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)