to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
release; emission; ejection
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to watch over; to watch attentively
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
participation; joining; entry; adherence
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
close; intimate; on good terms
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
nameless; anonymous; without name
loved one; lover; sweetheart
society; the world; the times
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste