to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to use up all one's strength
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
delivery; transfer; hand-over
time; hour; period; class
continuation; succession; series
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to have a talk; to tell a story
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
defense; defence; protection
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(giving) instruction; initiation