good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
head; lead; vanguard; first
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
alone; by oneself; on one's own
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
standing in a group; standing up in unison
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
continuation; succession; series
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)