to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
brilliant; bright; dazzling
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sword; blade; single stroke
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
trauma (usu. psychological)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
as a child; when one was a child
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
until now; so far; up to the present
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre