unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
reason for being; raison d'être
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
returning no more (usu. of a person who has died); dying
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
God; god; ace; king; superior person
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
chief; main; principal; important
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to yearn for; to be in love with
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to rock; to shake; to swing
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
punishment; judgement; judgment
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
fall; drop; descent; coming down
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
mask; disguise; guise; mask
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable