maintenance; preservation; improvement
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
function; facility; faculty; feature
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
how; in what way; how about; questionable
way (of doing); manner; method; means
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner