to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
person being waited for; person who waits
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)