to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
one meal; one meal (a day)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
number of times; frequency; count
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
one day; (on) a certain day
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)