present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
empirical; from experience
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to frolic about; to mess around
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
founder; organizer; organiser
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary