to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
chief; main; principal; major
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
in case of; at that time; at this time
metre; meter; meter; gauge
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to make an appearance; to show up
addition; annexation; appendage
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to become pale; to turn pale
living thing; organism; creature; biology
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense