to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
how many times; how often
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to attract; to be used to
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to run up to; to rush over
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
thick board; plank; steel plate (with a thickness of at least 3 mm); heavy brocade cloth; Elaphoglossum yoshinagae (species of fern)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
steel; sword steel; sword
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart