metre; meter; meter; gauge
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
in comparison to; rather than
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
how many months?; how long?
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
graduation examination; graduation test
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
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 dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to die out; to become extinct