to sing; to chirp; to twitter
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
person concerned; interested party; related party
romantic film; love movie
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to make sense; to be meaningful
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
results; record; grades; marks
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
moderate; proper; just right
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
softness; gentleness; weakness
guess; speculation; supposition
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
bygones; the past; past event
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness