dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
using one's arms as a pillow
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
priority; order of precedence
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to pile up; to accumulate
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off