to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to buy more (of something)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
rest; break; recess; intermission
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
succession to another's professional name
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
movie; film; motion picture
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
if so; in that case; in that situation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
suffix for familiar person
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely