to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
elder sister; effeminate man
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
feeling; sense; impression
invitation; introduction; temptation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)