to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
tattling; telling on (someone)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
silver foil; silver leaf; beaten silver
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servant)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
equality; impartiality; evenness
imperial court; royal court
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Sanjusangen-do (hall in Kyoto)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that