dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
variation; rogue (something)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
personal; individual; private
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
in proportion to; just as much as
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
while; even though; despite
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
reopening; resumption; restarting
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to rally; to make a comeback
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
living; lifestyle; living room
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
suffix for familiar person
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
serious; severe; grave; acute