kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
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)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
study; research; investigation
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
individual; private person; personal; private
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
accumulation; accumulate; store
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
is something that; is that which
senior superintendent; police inspector
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(criminal) investigation headquarters
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
every person; each one; everybody
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in