to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
of great promise; with a promising future
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
object of avid desire; object of envy
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
to make an appearance; to show up
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to die; to lay down life's burden
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
charred; burnt black; scorched black
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread