character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
immediately; at once; instantly
polish (jewels); cultivation
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to pick up; to find; to gather
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
late at night; at a late hour
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
will not do; do not; does not
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case