embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
serious; not joking; straight
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
anxiety (about the future)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
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 be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
regret; repentance; remorse
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)