to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
at once; immediately; right now
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
invisibly; secretly; privately
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
Japanese person; Japanese people
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
however; having said that; but
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
second-year student; biennial
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be