to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
salvation of one's country
to have a rumor circulating
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
to compete with; to vie for
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to Japan's "bubble era")
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
VIP; very important person
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
mobilization; mobilisation
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
to brave a danger; to take a risk
(not) a single person; (no) one
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
odds and ends; all; every
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
magic tool (in fiction); magical item