to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
way; method; means; resource; course
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
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)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
acceleration; speeding up
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
power of the state; government authority