to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
piece; fragment; one (object)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
considerably; fairly; quite
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
number of times; frequency; count
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
failure; mistake; blunder
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
good performance; good work; great success
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
push-up (exercise); press-up
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
draw; tie; quits; even; square