to go to see (something, someone); to visit
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
domestic pigeon; feral pigeon
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
guard; sentinel; garrison
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to thrust before; to thrust at