to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
one-by-one; separately; in detail
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
selection; choice; option
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
contradiction; inconsistency
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
even if; even though; however; no matter how
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to become possible; to become able to (do)
process; course; mechanism
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
literally; self-explanatorily
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
form; shape; figure; visage
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)