the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
to become hoarse; to become husky
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air; stuffiness
puffing (smoke or steam); puff-puff (of a steam locomotive); steaming; (one's body) feeling hot; coo-coo (of a pigeon); choo-choo (train); pigeon
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
accompanying note; postscript
otherwise; or else; if not
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
even without doing; even without being
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
with a collapse; with a slump
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
one edge; one end; one side
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing