to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to appreciate; to be thankful
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when