to collect; to assemble; to gather
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
to shed light; to cast light
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
in good health; alive and well; going strong
shoji (paper sliding door)
warming up sake; warmed sake
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch