chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
standing; reserve; always having ready
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
selection; choice; option
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
right under; directly below
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
physical condition; state of health
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
probability; likelihood; chances
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
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
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
beyond this point; from now on; after this
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess