to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
(not so) much; (not) very
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to knock down; to knock off
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
while moving; on the move
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
intimacy; affection; familiarity