confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to repeat; to do something over again
had better ...; had better not ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
imagination; supposition; guess
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
action of making something; -ification
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
ostensible (surface) reason
intelligence gathering; information gathering
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
something like ...; something called ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
at the last moment; this late in the game
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to hurt; to smart; to sting
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike