encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(period of) a year; during an era
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to torment; to torture; to harass
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance