direct connection; direct link
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
reaching; attaining; arrival
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
door; gate; opening; title page
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
simultaneous; all at once