unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
order; command; directions; instructions
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
looking depressed; long face
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
principal; main; important; fashionable
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
carefree; free from worry
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant