doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
acrobatics; risky undertaking
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
gesture; gesticulation; motion
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
naivete; simplicity; innocence
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
abusive voice; scolding voice; angry words
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game