to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
priority; order of precedence
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
number of times; frequency; count
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
maid; helper; help; assistance
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
professor; teaching; instruction
to be overcome with emotion
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
near oneself; close to one; familiar
simmer; bubble out; flow out
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
three; three years of age
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know