to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
all; entire; whole; altogether
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
one's share; one's portion
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
while; during (the time when)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)