to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
open; public; official; overt
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
pushing sumo; classic way of wrestling without using the belt
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
nesting hole; burrow; den
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
must not do; should not do; do not do
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
head start; initiative; preemption
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
height (of body); stature
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on