direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
whispering into a person's ear
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
payment of debts; repayment
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
branch; branch office; subdivision
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
then; well; so; well then
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
suffix for familiar person
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
but; however; provided that
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
semi-transparent; translucent
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)