to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
abusive language; violent language; wild words
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
hateful; detestable; loathsome
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to underrate; to make light of
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back