to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
personal affair; one's own affair
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
head over heels; headlong; head first
to carry out one's mission
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
as many (people) as possible
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke