to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
special; particular; peculiar; unique
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
influence; effect; impact
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...