to approach; to draw near
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
modesty; humility; being humble
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
three; three years of age
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
dictation; verbal statement
reopening; resumption; restarting
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to