to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
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
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
name; given name; first name
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
from the viewpoint of; according to
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland