important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to attack; to assault; to assail
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
gathering; theatrical troupe
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch