where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
man; male; masculine gender
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
study; diligence; discount; reduction
time; hour; period; class
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to add (to); to add on; to append
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
originally; by nature; from the start
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
looking pale; looking unwell
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run