polish (jewels); cultivation
write jointly; collection of autographs
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
lifting (a child) high up in the air
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
to be fated to; be linked by fate
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
meteor; shooting star; falling star
not worth considering; out of the question
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
close; intimate; on good terms
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate