composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be able to manage somehow or another
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
amount of money; sum of money
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
high efficiency; high performance
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
life; living; I; me; student
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
genuine article; real thing; real deal
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
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)