painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
entrance to a daimyo's mansion; glans (of the penis)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
complete; whole; perfect; safe
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
on one hand; on the other hand
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
with no effort at all; easily
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to become better; to improve
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
all that one has; all that there is; the whole