practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to relax; to feel at home
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
first meeting; first interview with
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
proposal; proposition; suggestion
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the right person in the right place
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder