constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
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)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
to hold (something) reverently with both hands
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down