highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
the place for; the time for; the level of
rest; break; recess; intermission
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to find fault with; to question
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to snatch from; to steal from
to taste; to try (food or drink)
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
supply; supplying; replenishment
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
twice; again; second time
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to be needed; to be wanted
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous