to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
solidification; congelation; coagulation; condensation
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
the other night; a few nights ago
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
carving; engraving; sculpture
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence