to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
single word; a few words; brief comment
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
soon; shortly; before long
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
5th day of the month; five days
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
tool; implement; means; furniture
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis