to serve; to work for; to attend
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
caller; visitor; company; guest
to invite in; to show someone in
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
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
work-in-progress; working state
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses