to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
is that so?; I see; right; oh
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
microelectronics; Middle East; Middle English; ME; macroengineering; medical electronics; medical engineering
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
a little; a bit; slightly
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
both (people); the two of them
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
Aomori (city, prefecture)