on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
document; official papers
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
study; pursuit of knowledge
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
celestial globe; armillary sphere
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity