to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
way one walks; one's walk
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
head; lead; vanguard; first
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
hello; good day; good afternoon
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
working in the fields; working on a farm