round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
minimum; at the very least
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
senior; veteran; old-timer
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
cannot be helped; unavoidable
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away