to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
systematic implementation; institutionalization (e.g. way, method)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
everything; anything; nothing
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
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
while; even though; despite
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
blank column; blank space
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
threat; intimidation; menace
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
meandering; snaking; zigzagging