important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
function; facility; faculty; feature
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
mechanism; organization; organisation
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to attempt; to test; to try out