quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
silence; stillness; quietness
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
big catch (fishing); good haul
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
product; produce; result; fruit
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
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)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
cooking; food preparation