ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
left-hand radical of a character
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
even if; even though; however; no matter how
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
in one's own way or style
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
seeing one off; farewell; escort
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene