beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
establishment; settlement
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to accept; to receive; to agree
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be born; to come into the world
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
group; bunch; crowd; group
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
something like ...; something called ...
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
that's the way it is; such is life
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block