to be doing; to be in the process of doing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
prohibition; inhibition; ban
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
very young; little; childish; immature
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have a rumor circulating
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle