careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
reaching; attaining; arrival
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
chakra (centers of spiritual power in the human body, in Indian thought)
fatty layer; layer of fat
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to run around; to bustle about
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback