country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
very young; little; childish; immature
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard