secret; private; surreptitious
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
-less; lacking; non-existing
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to congratulate; to celebrate
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off