to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
form; shape; figure; visage
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
tool; implement; means; furniture
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
in the same way as; just like
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
but; however; provided that