nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
genius; prodigy; natural gift
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
falling over; toppling sideways
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
humans and animals; humans and beasts; beast in human form
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent