some; several; many; how many; how much; very
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
losing weight; slimming; lean person
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
and yet; though; when; in spite of
patience; endurance; perseverance
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
recollection; reminiscence
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to go (somewhere) with a purpose
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
the imperial family or household
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant