to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
tool; implement; means; furniture
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
extinction; annihilation; destruction
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
dwelling; house; residence; address
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
speaking voice; talking voice