corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
genius; prodigy; natural gift
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
danger; peril; hazard; risk
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by