concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
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)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be opposite; to face each other
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
beginning; outset; first; onset
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
mountain range; mountain belt
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to