softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
handrail; railing; banister
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
good feeling; feeling good
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
physical law; laws of physics
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless