to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
unnatural or untimely (death)
had better ...; had better not ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to subsist; to keep on living
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
pretext; pretense; pretence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate