to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
one's own work; making by oneself
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
power map; power structure; power relationships
to refer to; to use as reference
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
three; three years of age
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
two persons; two people; pair; couple
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)