to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
calamity; disaster; misfortune
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
duty; function; office; mission; task
tradition; legend; folklore
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
cooperation; collaboration
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull