thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
old friend; familiar face
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
point in question (at issue)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to look down on; to condescend
the deceased; the departed
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
brilliant; bright; dazzling
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
that country; (arch.) nirvana
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
failure; mistake; blunder
open; spacious; extensive
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid