unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
jewelry store; jewellery store
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
particulars; details; specified items
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
thank you for your continued patronage
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
decoration; ornament; trimmings
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...