center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
book; volume; this; present; main; head
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
place; situation; position; location
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
the other day; a few days ago
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
even if; even though; however; no matter how
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
different opinion; objection
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to