fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
precarious situation; precarious state
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
pleasant feeling; good feeling
this fleeting world; this transient life; one's current body; one's mortal shell; (arch.) cast-off cicada shell; (arch.) cast-off husk
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
interval; step; pitch; key
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
block (of wood); chip; splinter
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
human; human-like; as a person
color scheme; colour scheme
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
mayfly; ephemerality (of life); (arch.) dragonfly
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
autumn darter (Sympetrum frequens)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
innermost depths of one's heart
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)