such; this sort of; like this
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
beauty of style; beauty of form
established practice; custom
between times; when there's a spare moment
to have a smattering knowledge of
extensive knowledge; erudition
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
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)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
voice quality; type of voice
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like