to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
raw materials; ingredients
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
one thin flat object; one sheet
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be needed; to be wanted
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
one's best interests; one's own good
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
octopus hold (wrestling); grapevine stretch