cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir); broadfin thornyhead; kichiji rockfish
to work hard; to make an effort
lowly people (Edo period); eta
welcome!; nice to see you!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
rubbing one's hands together
to make an appearance; to show up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to order; to command; to appoint
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to say; to be called; to do
with these words; while saying
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
war funds; war expenditures
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
one thin flat object; one sheet
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
anything and everything; just about everything
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something