to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
probability; likelihood; chances
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
in proportion to; just as much as
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
wounded person; injured person
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly