to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
meaning; significance; sense
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be surprised; to be astonished
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
form; shape; figure; visage
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study