household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
preliminary test or trial; tryout
loading; charging; filling
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
lacking talent or ability
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
unique thing; best on earth
meditation; contemplation
fast moving; fast running; fast sailing
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
half-wit; fool; simpleton
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
praise; glorification; extolment
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
cost of one's food; one's board
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
conversely; on the contrary