to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
preserved food boiled in soy
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress