marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
one's parents' generation
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to leave unseen or unread
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
anxiety; concern; (secret) fear; (hydatidiform) mole
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; set-back; abeyance
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown