vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
dose; installment; instalment
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
root; source; origin; cause
to order; to command; to appoint
attenuation; damping; decay
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
physical strength; muscle strength
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune