to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
woman; female; feminine gender
but; however; provided that
upper half of the body; upper body
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to be transparent; to show through
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be entwined; to be involved
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances