to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
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
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
foreign; abroad; overseas
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
this for sure; certainly is
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
endless; boundless; everlasting
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting