to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
affectation; showiness; pretence
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
why; how; for what reason
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
operation; functioning; running
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
innocence; being not guilty
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
height (of a person); stature
impression given by a painting or image
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
disintegration; self-destruction
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)