tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
silence; stillness; quietness
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
everything; anything; nothing
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
hard worker; hardworking person
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
second-year student; biennial
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
reason; cause; history; origin
in the same manner as before; the same as always
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
on hand; readily available
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
seasoning; flavour; flavor