irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to straighten up; to sit upright
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to state; to express; to mention
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
that's the way it is; such is life
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
poor physical health; bad shape
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time