to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
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
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be able to manage somehow or another
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
personal feelings; self-interest
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection