to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
spell; curse; incantation
anything and everything; just about everything
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
complexion; colour; color; blood red
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
pale; pallid; bluish-white
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
somehow; for some reason or other
calm; composed; cool; quiet
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
please (give me); please (do for me)
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
unprecedented; never seen before
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)