to come alive; to get going; to start to move
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
many; much; plenty; hardly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to fabricate a web of lies
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
coming out (as gay, etc.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to chase; to run after; to pursue
concealment; suppression; hiding
arrest rate; clear-up rate; crime-arrest ratio
abuse; misuse; perversion
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)