change; conversion; transformation; transformation
crank (mechanism); narrow, crank-shaped road (on a driving school training course); crank (on an early movie camera)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
to fly around; to scatter
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
good humour (humor); good mood
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
sense of values; values; value system
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
saponification; conversion to soap
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...