relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
honorific/polite/humble prefix
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
ten (long cylindrical things)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
work-in-progress; working state
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to begin; to set about; to start