to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to know (a person); to think
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
time; hour; period; class
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
decision; settlement; definition
stifled (laughter); simmering
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
that's the way it is; such is life
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in