to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to name; to call; to christen; to term
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
rating; classification; allocation; grading
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
rationalization; justification
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
pricing; (price) positioning
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
putting life into; animating; cheering up
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance (to); modeling; modelling
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
directing; orienting; orientating; guiding; aligning
linking; linkage; associating (information); connecting
to relate to; to connect with
appetizer; later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque)
paying (or paying out) double; (after number N) paying N times as much
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
to make characteristic; to characterize
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
to lay the foundation for (e.g. a theory); to lay the basis for
to marry off; to give in marriage
to colour; to color; to add colour to
to trace; to inquire into
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
double-dipping (a food item in sauce)
setting to music; composition
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
front matter (of a book); preliminaries
to distinguish; to mark; to differentiate; to characterize
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
linking; linkage; associating (information); connecting
paging; pagination; numbering
to order; to place in order