consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
particularly; only; in the case of
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
(personal) background check
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to keep secret; to conceal
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
many; a lot; much; multitude
eyes of a predator; keen eyes; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk
to be led by; to be headed by
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
the reverse; other side; lining
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
one breath; chug!; drink!
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)