to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
(hand) towel; handkerchief
if you think about it; come to think of it
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to become settled; to be fixed
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)