to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
all eyes; public attention
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be jealous; to be envious
to increase; to add to; to augment
thickness; profundity; depth
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to be impressed; to greatly admire
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); (arch.) clan