accurate; correct; precise; exact
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be excited; to be elated
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
older brother and younger sister
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
ardent; passionate; vehement
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
individual; one by one; separate; each
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken