to become loose; to slacken; to soften
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
a blooming cut flower; glorious death
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
(having) life-and-death power (over)
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
heartstrings; innermost soul
surface of a board or record
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
to give a round of applause; to applaud
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to soak into; to permeate
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)