earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to collapse into; to flop onto
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
reality; actuality; hard fact
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
wherein; therein; thereinto
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
tentative plan; draft plan