meaning; significance; sense
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
very rich person; the super rich
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
suffix for familiar person
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
not caring; not giving a damn
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
lowercase letter; small letter
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords