neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
near; close; beside; third person
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
waiting woman in a shogun or daimyo's palace
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
quietly; slowly; gracefully
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
puckered-up mouth; button of a mouth
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
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
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.)
is something that; is that which
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
glass; glassware; diamond
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))