shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
from outside; from the side
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
white dragon tile; shaved pubic area; person with little or no pubic hair
bragging; showing off; pride
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
8000; eight thousand; many
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many