to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
thinnish; somewhat narrow
spine; backbone; spinal column
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
of no interest; not interested
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
main cause; primary factor
to like; to love; to be fond of
good; goodness; right; virtue
reopening; resumption; restarting
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
professional job; profession
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)