to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
festival; feast; carnival
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
being somewhat excited (agitated)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to collect; to assemble; to gather
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament