head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
don't you think?; indicates question
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
they; those guys; those fellows
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to subsist; to keep on living
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
royal capital; imperial capital
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
departure; leaving; setting off
4th day of the month; four days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to run up to; to rush over
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life