one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to care for someone; to look after someone
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
curtain; hanging; bunting
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
this and that; one thing and another
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to shed light; to cast light
(something) fickle; (something) very changeable
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection