whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
invisibly; secretly; privately
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
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)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
feelings; thoughts; meaning
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
showing one's face in public; facing another person
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
with a start; with a jump
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)