comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
many; much; plenty; hardly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
curse; spell; malediction
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to repeat; to do something over again
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
armory; armoury; ordnance department
library (usu. single-room); small library
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
national border; provincial border
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
founder; originator; pioneer
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
good-for-nothing; worthless
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
tendency; trend; inclination
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home