hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
electricity; (electric) light
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
an idle brain is the devil's shop
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
development; exploitation
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
without; unless; have to do
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
how; in what way; by what means
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
either way; in any case; one way or another
realistic; practical; feasible
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)