to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be helpful; to be useful
to pick up; to find; to gather
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to chase; to run after; to pursue
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
courteous; decorous; polite
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to be too numerous; to be too much
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
master; teacher; stable master
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
possible; likely; probable