to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to relax; to feel at home
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
yearning; longing for; deep affection
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
nice; likeable; desirable
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
arm; skill; efforts; ability
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
opposite side; opposition
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
one-armed person; one-handed person
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
older brother; elder brother
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)