what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intention; idea; inclination; wish
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
impossible; unlikely; improbable
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
site; point on a map; spot
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
by means of; due to; because of; according to
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
immediately; right away; on the spot
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell