busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
inside one's heart; in one's mind
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
rest; break; recess; intermission
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
incident; affair; happening; event
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in succession; one by one
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation