to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
good-looking; fair; beautiful
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
checking and receiving (an invoice, goods, etc.); receipt
siren (in Greek mythology)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to smash violently; to crush
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
in respect of; in regards to; as for
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
government ordinance; cabinet order
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article