yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
section manager; section chief
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
worldly affairs; public affairs
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
thorough; exhaustive; complete
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
power; might; authority; influence
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm