counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to be working hard; to be doing one's best
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
late at night; at a late hour
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be able to manage somehow or other
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
garden (esp. with trees); park
that's the way it is; such is life
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still