to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
headquarters; head office; main office
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix