even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
lower region; lower part; region below
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
expression; presentation; representation; notation
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
amount of light; quantity of light
banquet or reception hall
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
full throttle; full power
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo