ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
time around sunset; early evening
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to show up; to appear; to turn up
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
unexpectedly; surprisingly
very; extremely; excessively
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
conviction; belief; confidence
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open