one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging