to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
how; in what way; by what means
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
while; during (the time when)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
unusual space; other dimension
door; gate; opening; title page
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
prefix for forming ordinal numbers