first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to begin; to set about; to start
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
coherence; order; focus; point
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to surround; to crowd around
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
namely; that is (to say); in other words
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to surround; to crowd around
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to exchange; to interchange
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to drop; to let fall; to omit
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
insect catching; bug catching
measuring worm; inchworm; looper (caterpillar)
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
transactions; dealings; business
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
an assortment; combination
to be in confusion; to be busy
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to investigate; to examine
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to shut in; to confine; to surround
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
control; management; supervision
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
treatment; service; handling; management
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate
to enlarge; to widen; to spread out
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with
recovery; undoing; recall
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
to take down; to bring down; to lower
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.); tough (to do, etc.)
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
servant in charge of footwear
wrinkle reduction; rhytidoplasty
key performer; last performer of the day
to miss; to fail to capitalize; to fail to capitalise
day laborer; day labourer; journeyman
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to put together; to assemble
to eat too much of something; to overbook
one's share; one's portion
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
user's manual; instruction manual
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
flea powder; flea medicine; flea medication; getting rid of fleas; killing fleas
karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading
footwear carrier; servant who carried his master's footwear
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
insect catching; bug catching
rule over the whole country
shōchū made from sake lees; low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII); hooch (hootch)
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
taking the lead; leadership; leader; chorus leader
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
catching flies; fly-catcher; flytrap; jumping spider
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
seed-raising; breeding; gathering news
to release; to let go (of)
brokering; broker; handing materials up a ladder (to a plasterer); assistant who hands things up a ladder (to a plasterer); pole used to hand things up a ladder
ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna; being eligible for promotion to yokozuna
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
debt collection; debt collector
nursing; caring for the sick; deathwatch; attendance at a deathbed
stripping; skinning; tearing; removing
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
as much as one can take or carry away
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
gathering edible wild plants
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
etori (classic Japanese card game)
taking up; winding; rolled paper
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place
flea powder; flea medicine; flea medication; getting rid of fleas; killing fleas
key performer; last performer of the day
to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)
order-taking; salesperson
bill collection; bill collector
growing older; aging ceremony (on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter)
incense burner; utensil for carrying live charcoal
rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)
clothing to absorb dampness after bathing; yukata; twice-boiled rice (for sick persons); (arch.) scoop for removing bilge water; (arch.) bailer
card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta)
wrinkle reduction; rhytidoplasty
excessive intake (e.g. coffee); overbooking
removing; clearing (away); demolishing
low-ranking unsalaried wrestler (ranked below juryo)
prisoner's base (children's game); (arch.) man-eating monster
water-drawing ceremony (performed at Tōdaiji on March 13); rite of drawing sacred water
sequential sampling inspection (with reposition)
silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner
ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna; being eligible for promotion to yokozuna
traveling around getting seal stamps (travelling)
spot removal, esp. from the skin; spot remover (carpets, etc.)
spot removal, esp. from the skin; spot remover (carpets, etc.)
undergarment designed to soak up sweat
chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament
tar, nicotine stain removal
borrowing pit (in flood prevention)
renting out space for gambling and charging a commission on the proceeds; person who rents out space for gambling
getting advance notice of planned Diet questions
pearl fishing; pearl diver
particularly; in particular; especially
arbitrage; long-short trade; pairs trade; brokerage; brokering
getting something for nothing
it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; (lit.) better small takings than a large win
geometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)
stored message fetching; MS
optical character reader; OCR
Magnetic Character Reader; MCR
night-soil man; night-soil woman; removal of night-soil
securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse
divination based on laying out various items before a toddler and predicting his future based the items chosen
talented wrestler; good at manipulating (others); crafty person
downing an opponent by grabbing his leg
taking a wife by kidnapping a woman passing by on the road
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away