should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
for today; for the time being
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
charging (electrically); electrification
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
willpower; energy; vitality
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled