birth; creation; formation
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
parade; review (of troops)
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
that day; the very same day
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
pleasant feeling; good vibes
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to be dried out; to be parched
Japanese person; Japanese people
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
going through; going via; going by way of
reason; cause; circumstances
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
festival merrymaking; revelry
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
not caring; not giving a damn
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!