open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
minimum; at the very least
manners; courtesy; etiquette
pregnancy; conception; gestation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
advanced level; high grade; senior
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
sour look; surly face; pout
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
menstruation; menstrual period
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
lying face down; upside down; prone
circulation of the blood; apprehension
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
bowel movement; evacuation
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something