lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
moisture; humidity; dampness
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
living thing; organism; creature; biology
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
this and that; one thing or another
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to lose one's way; to get lost
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
character style; character form
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
grand; imposing; magnificent
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth