solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
single word; a few words; brief comment
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
flaring up; bursting into flames
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
holy tree; sacred tree; Christmas tree
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
after staying up all night
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)