should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
vitality; energy; dynamism
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
ultimate; ultimate (sport); ultimate frisbee
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding