character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
suddenly; all of a sudden
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to blow off; to be blown off
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
there being no use in arguing (about it)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
string instrument; stringed instrument
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
meritorious deed; services
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
very loud volume; megavolume
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
now that you say that; now that you mention it
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease