to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
estimation; criticism; comment
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop