to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to pick up; to find; to gather
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
sports ground; sports oval
motor scooter; moped; motorized bicycle
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to come to one's senses; to calm down
final part; last bit; end
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank