because of; owing to; due to
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
consists of; comprises; is made up of
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
somehow; for some reason or other
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
reading partway; leaving half-read
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
here and there; everywhere
to run around; to bustle about
spine; backbone; spinal column
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
deity with extraordinary spiritual powers