to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
high-quality goods; luxury item
way; method; means; (technical) specification
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
opposite side; opposition
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
mistress; kept woman; concubine
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors