motive power; driving force
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
production (e.g. play); direction
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
pupil; student; schoolchild
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
tedious; boring; being fed up with
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
light blue; pale blue; aqua
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to concern; to be related
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
later on; eventually; afterwards
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend