hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
depending on; dependent on
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
tool; implement; means; furniture
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
sōmen; fine white noodles
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
conversely; on the contrary