to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
too (much); overly; excessively
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
beyond that point; after that
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
hokora; small wayside shrine
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you