to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
extremists; radicals; militants
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice