to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
head house (family); birthplace; originator
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
however; having said that; but
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
attenuating; fizzling out
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
rather; sooner; preferably
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to be muddy; to be slushy
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
gusset (esp. in kimono); gore
breathing of a sleeping person
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
third day of the month; three days
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged