to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
foreign; abroad; overseas
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
late at night; at a late hour
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
open field; empty lot; plain
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
prayer (for something); supplication
good or bad luck; fortune
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
arts; crafts; handicrafts