to melt together; to blend together
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
good-quality; superior in quality
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
feeling of a house or a room
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
logistical support; combat service support
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
core; core; hardcore; all-out
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
counter for books; volume
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot