to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
short pause; short interval
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to have a meal; to take a meal
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
while; during; while; although; all; both
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
materials; data; document
apparent; obvious; very clear
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(not) even once; (not) ever
president (of a society); chairman
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to become better; to improve
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
written request; written demand
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
welcome!; nice to see you!
even if; even though; however; no matter how
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery