inside; interior; inner part
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
with a start; with a jump
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
all (there is); as long as there is
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
peril; danger; hazard; distress
ordinary; common; mediocre
married woman; woman; lady
ordinary person; unenlightened person
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
still; as yet; as it has been
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
on the way back; returning
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
door; gate; opening; title page
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
everywhere; at every turn
magnetism; magnetic force
to attract; to be used to
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(not) so much; (not) that much