to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
traditional Japanese handball game
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to get thin; to taper off
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
stature; height; size; physique
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
together; at the same time; same; identical
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
sorry; excuse me; thank you
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
pale; pallid; bluish-white