left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
courteous; decorous; polite
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
still (continuing); as ever; further
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
two (long cylindrical things)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
step; stride; counter for steps
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
proposal; offer; request; application
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
I see; that's right; indeed
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable