news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
with a momentary flash of light
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
entreaty; appeal; petition
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad