to become excited; to grow lively
to stay (at); to stop (at)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to take a breath; to take a short rest
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
considerably; fairly; quite
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
furnishings; implements; equipment
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
book; volume; this; present; main; head
spine (of book); binding (of book)