the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
air transportation; air transport
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer