value; worth; virtue; blessing
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
as a child; when one was a child
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
blood relationship; blood relative
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
forcibly; against one's will
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful