purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
soldier; combatant; warrior
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
arm; skill; efforts; ability
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
as (for); for; in the capacity of
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to