encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
without; but if; otherwise; or else
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to lose sight of; to miss
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
inside; interior; inner part
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
discipline; training; teaching manners
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
upper half of the body; upper body
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit