Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
book; volume; this; present; main; head
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
only; merely; but; no more than