to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
to whine; to make feeble complaints
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
bedside; near one's pillow
interval; break; pause; spare moment
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to refuse; to decline; to deny
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
unique; peculiar; singular
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to find fault with; to question
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity