to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
waterproofing; making watertight
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
definite decision; final decision
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
have a good day; take care; see you
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
dual structure; double structure
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to change (one's clothes)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
dipping up (night soil); scooping up; understanding; grasping; surmising
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
transparency; degree of clearness
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven