head ; hair (on one's head) ; mind; brains; intellect ; leader; chief; boss; captain ; top; tip ; beginning; start ; head; person ; down payment; deposit ; top structural component of a kanji ; pair
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember ; to learn; to pick up; to acquire ; to feel ; to think; to regard
to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) ; to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration ; to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect ; to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan ; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine ; to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise ; to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
flapping; rattling; fluttering ; (running) with a clatter; noisily; thrashing (around); floundering; flailing ; (falling) one after another; in quick succession ; busily; hurriedly; in a fluster; in a rush; rushing around; bustling about; scurrying ; quickly; briskly; with dispatch ; motorcycle; three-wheeler truck
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...
pattern; figure; design ; state; condition ; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems ; model; pattern; example ; indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm) ; framework; territorial framework; moyo
very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather ; by no means; not readily ; middle; half-way point ; excellent; wonderful; very good
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) ; to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up ; to face; to be opposite (someone) ; to compare; to check with ; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate) ; to place together; to connect; to overlap ; to mix; to combine ; to put blade to blade; to fight
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness ; bad habit; bad behaviour; weakness; failing ; crazy; insane; disturbed; sick in the head
almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but ; hardly; barely; scarcely; little ; large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
artificial product; man-made product; imitation; fake; sham ; fiction; made-up story ; decoration (e.g. for a festival) ; theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat) ; crop
ogre; demon; oni ; spirit of a deceased person ; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.) ; it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.) ; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ; very; extremely; super-
to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) ; to sever (connections, ties) ; to turn off (e.g. the light) ; to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect ; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) ; to open (something sealed) ; to start ; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.) ; to reduce; to decrease; to discount ; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...