to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to mind; to care; to worry
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to like; to love; to be fond of
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
a little bit; a little while
just because; even if; even though
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
just who do you think you are?
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
something rolled in paper; paper roll; cigarette
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
everybody; every last one of them; all
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
voice quality; type of voice
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach