when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
mysterious fish; strange fish
pearly white; pearl color; pearl grey
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
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.)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
evening meal; dinner; supper
menu; schedule; program; menu
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
in proportion to; just as much as
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together