just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
homophone; word with the same pronunciation and similar meaning as another but a different written form
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
fox with supernatural powers
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
and yet; though; when; in spite of
showing one's face in public; facing another person
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
such; like that; that sort of; very
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
Christmas Eve; holy night
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)