special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
appearance; figure; shape; form
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
coagulation; freezing; solidification
hoarse voice; husky voice
modular bath; prefabricated bath
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to get between; to be caught in
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
snake; serpent; large snake
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
indefinitely; for a long time
endless; boundless; everlasting
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
business discussion; negotiation
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
your company; your shrine
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground