request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
but; however; provided that
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
not necessarily so; is not always true
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
release; emission; ejection
semi-transparent; translucent
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
contract; compact; agreement
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
(written) contract; agreement
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
perfect; complete; flawless
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
perception; intuition; the sixth sense