lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
form; shape; figure; visage
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble