to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
moment; brief space of time
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
occasional; infrequent; rare
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
when it becomes; when it comes to
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
newcomer; initiate; rookie
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to enrol in a temple school; child enrolled in a temple school; incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods); to go to a temple and repent (following a disaster, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person