uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
else; in addition; besides
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
but; however; provided that
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hostility; animosity; enmity
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to have a narrow escape from death
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
cooking; food preparation
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle