round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
safety zone; traffic island
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
presumption; assumption; estimation
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
class; heading; group; category
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to lose one's way; to get lost
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning