to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
infatuation (with a woman); obsessing (over a woman); losing one's head (over a woman)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
on one hand; on the other hand
business discussion; negotiation
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting