to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
garden lantern; hanging lantern
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
gratitude; thanks; apology
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
horizon (related to bodies of water)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
boring; dull; uninteresting
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
ugly but cute; adorably ugly
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)