to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
action; operation; effect; function
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
standing close together; bristling (with)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
whispering; murmuring; subdued
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
because of; owing to; due to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
study; research; investigation
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to pick up; to find; to gather
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past