to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to concern; to be related
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
current student; enrolled student
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
modernization; modernisation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
the scruff or nape of the neck
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal