to soothe; to calm; to pacify
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
for a while; for some time; for a period
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to stretch; to widen
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
portable earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
to sit down; to take a seat
using all one's strength; using all one's might
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to thrust at (with a knife, sword, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
unnatural or untimely death (esp. in contrast with the karma of the previous life)