steady; sound; reliable; solid
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
several times (as large, over)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to surround; to crowd around
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
interference; intervention; meddling
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
plural; multiple; several
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
sympathy; compassion; pity
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself