energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to stop (plug) one's ears
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
calamity; misfortune; disaster
natural calamity; disaster
in low spirits; dejected; sad
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to approach; to draw near
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
almost; roughly; approximately
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
one's manners; one's attitude
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
to put on airs; to assume importance
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time