standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
low wooden clogs; komageta
here and there; in places
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
kitchen; financial situation
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
air hole; windhole; ventilator