to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
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)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
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 rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
fully prepared; all ready
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
pointing out; identification
snake; serpent; large snake
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
treasure chest; strongbox
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
leisure time; idle moment
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting