sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to think of; to come up with
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
wrong; different; not like that
to understand; to make out
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
what's what; heads or tails
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to get out of bed; to show a leg
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
being lost in deep thought
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious