to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
several minutes; a few minutes
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
proposal; offer; request; application
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
children's story; fairy tale
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
handsome young man; Adonis
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth