to apologize; to apologise
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
supporting role (actor); minor role
to squeeze out; to wring out
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
hard to get; hard to come by
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
production (e.g. play); direction
to become distant; to recede
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
article; news story; report; account
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
demonstration; show of force
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)