to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to collapse into; to flop onto
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
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)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
too much; excessively; too
to become misty; to become hazy
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
breaking off an engagement
considerably; greatly; a lot
inside one's heart; in one's mind
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
failure; mistake; blunder
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
tough measure; firm step; strong measure