value to society; raison d'être; existence value
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
control; check; restraint; inhibition
arrest; apprehension; capture
honor; honour; credit; prestige
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
maintenance; preservation; improvement
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
metallic sound; metallic clank
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill