to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
environment; circumstance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
kitchen; financial situation
single standard; single base; single-feature show
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
occupation; calling; livelihood
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
arm; skill; efforts; ability
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
silence (not speaking); muteness
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend