to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
container (esp. for food)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
river; stream; River; the ... river
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
almost; roughly; approximately
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
one by one; one each; one at a time
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
summerfag; young and inexperienced user who joins an online community during the summer
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...