counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
registration book; registration card
function; facility; faculty; feature
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
increase and decrease; fluctuation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
property; fortune; means; assets
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to become possible; to become able to (do)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
transactions; dealings; business
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
contradiction; inconsistency
both; both sides; both parties
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous