to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
upper half of the body; upper body
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
freely; right and left; as one pleases
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to grimace; to make a wry face
adds force or indicates command
lower region; lower part; region below
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless