smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
story; tale; talk; discussion
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be mad about; to be hooked on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
punishment; judgement; judgment
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish