to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to bury; to embed; to implant
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate