secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
stationing (troops); garrisoning
three; three years of age
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
reception room; parlor; parlour
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
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
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)