imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
old friend; old acquaintance
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
within; inside of; less than
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
family a woman has married into
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
January; first month of the lunar calendar
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
elder sister; effeminate man
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops