stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
slim; slender; slight; delicate
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
light brown; golden brown; tan
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to make merry; to be festive
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
guaranty; guarantee; fee paid to performing artists, etc.
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
free-to-play; without paying
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
this and that; various things
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
oppekepe; type of mid-Meiji rap-like enka popularized by Otojirō Kawakami
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand