taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
both (people); the two of them
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to become better; to improve
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
if you think about it; come to think of it
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
endless; boundless; everlasting
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing