check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(political) power; authority; influence
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
something like ...; something called ...
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
such ... as; or some such
armed forces; military; troops
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu