hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
ago; since; before; previous
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to have a reason; to have an excuse
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
physical condition; state of health
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to pass (of time); to elapse
on duty; at work; while working
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
after that; afterwards; thereafter
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
one day; (on) a certain day