training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
book; volume; this; present; main; head
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
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
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary