to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
offender; criminal; culprit
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
day of month; counter for days
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
scene; view; prospect; outlook
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself