to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be silent; to say nothing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
stirring; slight movement
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
carving; engraving; sculpture
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it is not (like that) either
body; physical system; (the) person
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
large tree; big tree; huge tree
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of