careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
one's person; around one's person
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
listening device; bug; wiretap
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
reaching; attaining; arrival
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
(not) so much; (not) that much
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
pellet drum (used as a children's toy); rattle drum
shō (Japanese free reed musical instrument)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt