to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
very much; exceedingly; extremely
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to move forward; to move on
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
how long; how far; how much
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
now that; since; so long as; because
fine weather; fair weather
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
big corporation; major firm; leading company
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
great difference; major mistake
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for