secret; private; surreptitious
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to complete decisively; to do to completion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
power; might; authority; influence
how long; how much; to what extent
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
calls and sounds made by insects
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
government official; clerk
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
genuine; authentic; true; real
worst; worst-case (scenario)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps