air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
head; lead; vanguard; first
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
-less; lacking; non-existing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
attendance; participation; presence
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
bored; having nothing to do; idle
alone; by oneself; on one's own
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable