to sigh; to breathe a sigh
front; frontage; facade; main
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
beyond that point; after that
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
corridor; hallway; passageway
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
metre; meter; meter; gauge
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
outside of; not covered by
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to face; to go towards; to head towards
banquet or reception hall
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
most part; greater part; majority
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically