to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
failure; mistake; blunder
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to find out; to discover; to locate
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
adds force or indicates command
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous