softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
preparation; provision; guarding
abundant harvest; bumper crop
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to fall ill; to be taken ill
karoshi; death from overwork
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
relation; connection; relevance
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to