to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
end of life; death; annihilation
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to escape death; to be saved from death
that; the matter in question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
everywhere; all over; throughout
black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time