dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
(not) even once; (not) ever
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
alone; by oneself; on one's own
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
corridor; hallway; passageway
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
as a child; when one was a child
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
if so; in that case; in that situation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
second day of the month; two days
to finish reading; to read through
elder sister; effeminate man
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to hand over; to surrender
conviction; belief; confidence
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops