no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to approach; to draw near
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
surroundings; environs; circumference
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
discovery; detection; finding
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
that is to say; so that means
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
physical work; manual labour (labor)
I see; that's right; indeed
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to take a breath; to take a short rest
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
next term; next period; next version; next release
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)