to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
determination; resolution
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
fluent (in a language); flowing
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
chair; stool; post; office; position
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion