estimate (of costs); budget
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
difference; variation; difference
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
clearing one's throat; cough
playing in the mud; playing with mud
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
equality; impartiality; evenness
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
such; like that; that sort of; very
this for sure; certainly is
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
in this way; thus; such; uh...
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule