termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
type of occupation; occupational category
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
difference; variation; difference
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
tendency; trend; inclination
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
participation; joining; entry
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to discuss; to talk together
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
how; in what way; by what means