to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
trial; judgement; judgment
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
your husband; her husband
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense