to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
finishing blow; coup de grâce
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
government office; agency; board
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
large family; extended family
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
useless resistance; vain struggle
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
kickboard; flutterboard; float
lightly; easily; carelessly
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
a little bit; a little while
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty