to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to lose one's way; to get lost
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes