gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
remaining; left-over; excess
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
speech; expression; wording; language
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky