to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
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
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
direct unforked road; straight path
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew