by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
anxiety; concern; (secret) fear; (hydatidiform) mole
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; set-back; abeyance
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
cram for an exam; concentrated study
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
sympathy; compassion; pity
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
relation; connection; relevance
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)