to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
left breast; left side of the chest
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to grimace; to make a wry face
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to keep away; to keep at a distance
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to push (something) against
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)