to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
meaning; significance; sense
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
study; diligence; discount; reduction
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
just one person; only one
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse