to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
consideration; taking into account
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
letter; missive; note; mail
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
in that manner; like that
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
having ended; being resolved
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to state; to express; to mention
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive