nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
female pig; sow; fat woman; perverted woman
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
minimum; at the very least
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to live; to make a living; to get on with
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
child's tear-stained face
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
second (unit of time); arc second
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to yield; to give way to; to make way for