yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
snake; serpent; large snake
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
100,000; hundred thousand
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to collect; to assemble; to gather
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!