simply; merely; only; solely
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to be a matter of life or death
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
cosmetics; toilet articles
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
tone (of voice); manner of talking
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
marriage proposal; courtship
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
whatever the case; under any circumstances
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained