to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
adds force or indicates command
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
how; in what way; how about
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
black-market channels; illegal channels
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
again; once more; a second time
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
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 fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style