to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to summon; to get used to call
according to plan; as planned; on target
to comb down; to smooth down
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)