beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
(some) more; even more; longer; further
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to prevent; to take precautions
our country; our land; one's own country
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
if so; in that case; in that situation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
impossible to do (although wants to)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve