to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
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)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
root; source; origin; cause
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
adds force or indicates command
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
first match (in a series)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sour look; surly face; pout
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interior design; interior; upholstery
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat