to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
foundation (makeup); foundation garment; foundation (organization); underpainting (in oil painting)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
time; season; period; phase; stage
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
counter for birds or rabbits
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow