vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to feel; to sense; to experience
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
even more; still more; further
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
next term; next period; next version; next release
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
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)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
sure; certain; trustworthy
Japanese (people, language, style)
try; attempt; try (rugby)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
imagination; supposition; guess
to call out; to ask someone to come
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)