regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to make merry; to be festive
operation; functioning; running
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
leader; authority; mainstay
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
under the staircase; understairs
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to be able to manage somehow or another
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
stepwise; one step at a time
to call a person's attention (to)
switching over to; migration; transition
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
limbs; arms and legs; body
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)