to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to press a question; to cross-examine
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
physical condition; state of health
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be worried; to be troubled
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
all (there is); as long as there is
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to breathe while sleeping
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
compensating; making up for; supplementation
old model (of an appliance, etc.); becoming outdated; drop (type of metal casting defect)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
environment; circumstance