to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
probability; likelihood; chances
to be away from home; to be out of the house
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
space (room, area, outer space)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
fine weather; fair weather
to relax; to feel at home
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
autumn breeze; fall breeze
please; somehow or other; one way or another
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
stiff formality; set terms
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to put into the mouth; to eat
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely