meaning; significance; sense
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
interest; rights; concession
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
classification; categorization; sorting
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
nothing but; except; no more than
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
rather; better; instead; if anything
disorder; chaos; confusion
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
clear; precise; definite; distinct
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
tone (of voice); manner of talking
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to be led by; to be headed by
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
chief; main; principal; important
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
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
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to