to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
match (to light fire with)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
damp; moist (negative nuance)
comparatively; relatively
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
smallish; on the small side
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind