to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
plural; multiple; several
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
close; intimate; on good terms
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
name; given name; first name