to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to tighten; to press hard
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
consequence; outcome; result; blame
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares