standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
natural conception; natural pregnancy
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
Kanagawa Prefectural Police (abbr)
Japanese hop hornbeam; ostrya japonica
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
movie; film; motion picture
late-night screening (at a movie theatre)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
number of times; frequency; count
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to redeem (from sin); to save
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange