to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
manners; behavior; behaviour
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
danger; peril; hazard; risk
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
father; dad; husband; you; he
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to call each other; to call out to one another
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to invite in; to show someone in
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to redeem (from sin); to save
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)