Japan's best; number one in Japan
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to redeem (from sin); to save
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
contract expiry; contract expiration
cooperation; coordination; link
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
good performance; good work; great success
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
forcibly; against one's will
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
another day; some other day
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
quiver (worn on the right hip; post-Nara period)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone