to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to escape death; to be saved from death
stepwise; one step at a time
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to take measures (against); to take steps
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
opposite side; other side; other party
(one's) older brother; foolish older brother
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
passing mark (examination); passing grade
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
to fall in love (with); to love
start of a romance; beginning of love
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker