or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
silence; stillness; quietness
very young; little; childish; immature
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
to make an appearance; to show up
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
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
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
big man; large man; tall man; giant
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
glad countenance; joyful look
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to hand over; to surrender
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to put one's strength into
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
function; facility; faculty; feature
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
licensed or qualified or eligible person
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
equipment used in rituals
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate