to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be needed; to be wanted
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
master thief; notorious robber
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
defeating in an instant; instant kill
instant; moment; for an instant
arrest; apprehension; capture
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be opposite; to face each other
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
right beside; close to; nearby
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)