as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to face; to go towards; to head towards
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
piece; fragment; one (object)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
cooking; food preparation
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
in terms of; from the point of view of
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery