to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
either way; in any case; one way or another
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
in this manner; in this way; like this
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to leave word; to leave a message
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")