near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tone (of voice); manner of talking
instant; moment; for an instant
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
again; once more; a second time