to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
firmly; solidly; heartily
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
living room (Western style); sitting room
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
continuation; succession; series
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
conviction; belief; confidence
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to relax; to feel at home