ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
will; testament; last request
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
action of making something; -ification
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out