thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to keep an eye on; to take care of
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to telephone; to make a phone call
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to be too late; to be too slow
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to disappear; to vanish into thin air