to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
surveillance camera; security camera
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
3rd day of the month; three days
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
sympathy; compassion; pity
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
difference; variation; difference
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
accumulation; accumulate; store
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when