extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
tool; implement; means; furniture
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to be needed; to be wanted
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to talk; to chat; to chatter
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
voice quality; type of voice
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
moment by moment; hour by hour
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
general idea; concept; notion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
just a minute; small quantity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)