bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
without cause; without reason
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
to ask; to enquire; to query
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
main question; real issue at hand
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
beginning; outset; first; onset
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to get between; to be caught in
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
difficult to ...; hard to ...