application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
2nd day of the month; two days
8th day of the month; eight days
12th day of the month; 12 days
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
10th day of the month; ten days
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
(large) building; public building; hall
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
membership card; membership certificate
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
such; this sort of; like this
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
how many years; how long; what year
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age