intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
already; now; no longer; not any more
meaning; significance; sense
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to have a talk; to tell a story
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
rat guard; disk of wood on storehouse pillars, ropes, etc.
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current