anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to kill; to choke the life out of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
danger; peril; hazard; risk
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
medical science; medicine