to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
because of; owing to; due to
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
mask; striking the head (kendo)
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
going through; going via; going by way of
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
segregation; separation; independence
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract