to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
duty; obligation; responsibility
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
self-defense; self-defence
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
somehow; for some reason or other
encounter; engagement; battle
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
four corners; four ordinal directions
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to not take seriously; to take lightly
close; intimate; on good terms
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")