cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
here and there; everywhere
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
limited time; limited-time offer
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to press a question; to cross-examine
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
special measure; special measures
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
manner of using one's hands
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to give; to do (something) for
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
step; stride; counter for steps
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
precipice; cliff; flat head
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
region; limits; stage; level
plump; chubby; voluptuous
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
ratio; proportion; percentage