how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
usually; ordinarily; in the past
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to be born; to come into the world
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
technique; art; skill; move
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
defense; defence; defensive preparations
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
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
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
resolute; determined; bold
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to begin; to set about; to start