to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
as a child; when one was a child
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
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
one day; (on) a certain day
one thin flat object; one sheet
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
unrequited love; one-sided love
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
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.)
imagination; supposition; guess
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all