although I say; although one might say; although called
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
hegemony; leadership; initiative
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
one thin flat object; one sheet
to be transparent; to show through
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to bubble; to foam; to froth
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug