underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to sound out a person's feelings; (lit.) to consult a person's pleasure
very interesting; of great interest
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
place; room; margin; scope
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
innumerable; countless; numberless
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
damper; mute (on musical instruments)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
open; public; official; overt
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about