to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
January; first month of the lunar calendar
13th day of the month; 13 days
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
education; training; discipline
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
three; three years of age
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
forgetting; lapse of memory
with all due respect, but...; I don't mean to talk back, but...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to neglect (e.g. one's studies); to leave unattended
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness