to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
spirit; heart; disposition
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
declaration; proclamation; announcement
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to indicate; to show; to point to
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
duty; obligation; responsibility
accomplishment; execution
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
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)
to do; to have the nerve to (do)
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
number of characters per line, page, etc.
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in