approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
in comparison to; rather than
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
image; figure; figure; form; image
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)