to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to rule; to govern; to administer
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
calamity; disaster; accident
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to bring; to take; to bring about
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
contract; compact; agreement
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
striking; remarkable; considerable
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death