to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
dismissal; sacking; discharge
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings