to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
number two; mistress; concubine
suffix for familiar person
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
foreign; abroad; overseas
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to talk; to chat; to chatter
way of talking; speaking style
competent; suitable; qualified
indicate reason; infers some protest
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
clearing one's throat; cough
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell