just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
all; entire; whole; altogether
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to entrust; to leave to a person
foreign; abroad; overseas
cooperation; collaboration
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
postponement; deferment; adjournment
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)