to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to jot down a note
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to spread; to be propagated
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
one meal; one meal (a day)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
of no interest; not interested
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
variety of court dance (Nara period)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating