to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
discovery; detection; finding
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
appearance; expression; manifestation
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations