to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
remains; corpse; (dead) body
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
personification; impersonation; embodiment
covering; protection; backing; relief
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
about; concerning; as to; regarding
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to grow up; to become an adult
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
pronunciation; production of sound