here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
desperately; for one's dear life
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
tendency; trend; inclination
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
presence (impressive quality)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
imagination; supposition; guess
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
(not) merely; (not) simply
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
this and that; one thing or another
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked