noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
meaning; significance; sense
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
tradition; legend; folklore
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
high and low (social standing)
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
that is to say; so that means
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
special; particular; peculiar; unique
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
without leaving any trace
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
feelings; thoughts; meaning