to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
like this; this sort; this way
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
receiving; acceptance; reception
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
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
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
rest; break; recess; intermission
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to straighten up; to sit upright
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
regulation; adjustment; control
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently