to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
secret; private; surreptitious
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
boastful speech; bragging
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
private funds; own funds; private property
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to happen to meet; to come across
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting