to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
casting; cast-metal object
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
circulation or lending (e.g. library books)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
both hands; both arms; ten
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
from here; from this place
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
program (e.g. TV); programme
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on